04/22/2002 01:43 PM House JUD

HB 489 - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 0050                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG announced  that the first order  of business would                                                               
be HOUSE BILL  NO. 489, "An Act relating to  cruelty to animals."                                                               
[Before the committee was the  proposed committee substitute (CS)                                                               
for HB  489, version 22-LS1580\O, Luckhaupt,  4/18/02, adopted as                                                               
a work draft on 4/19/02.]                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Number 0060                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MEYER  moved  to  adopt  the  proposed  committee                                                               
substitute  (CS)  for  HB 489,  version  22-LS1580\S,  Luckhaupt,                                                               
4/22/02, as  a work draft.   There being no objection,  Version S                                                               
was before the committee.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Number 0130                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HEATHER  M. NOBREGA,  Staff  to  Representative Norman  Rokeberg,                                                               
House  Judiciary Standing  Committee,  Alaska State  Legislature,                                                               
explained that in Version S,  the "minimal standard" language was                                                               
removed as  requested; the  provision making  a second  offense a                                                               
felony was  removed, thus  cruelty to animals  remains a  class A                                                               
misdemeanor; and, as suggested by  the Department of Law (DOL), a                                                               
provision was added stating that  each instance of a violation is                                                               
a  separate violation,  thus  a single  situation  can result  in                                                               
multiple counts.  She noted  that members have been provided with                                                               
a memo from the drafter  detailing why he rejected the suggestion                                                               
to move the special sentencing provisions to AS 12.55.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Number 0235                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MEYER  moved  to report  the  proposed  committee                                                               
substitute  (CS)  for  HB 489,  version  22-LS1580\S,  Luckhaupt,                                                               
4/22/02,  out of  committee with  individual recommendations  and                                                               
the accompanying  fiscal notes.   There being no  objection, CSHB
(JUD)  was   reported  from   the  House   Judiciary  Standing                                                               
Committee.